Dedication

On Sunday, we had Briana dedicated so we had to go to church twice. When we went in the morning, Ayden thought he would talk to God. So, he started to talk to him looking up at the sky. "God, are you on your way to church? Is your mommy driving or your daddy driving? Oh, your daddy is driving. Well, see you at church." We also had to have a discussion with him about Jesus. He wanted to know where he was so we told him he was in heaven. He got very upset and said, "No, he isn't. He is in my heart." We had to explain to him that he was in two places. He then asked, "Does Jesus walk or run? Is he eating my food? What does he eat?" He asks a lot of questions. When we went to the doctor last week for Briana's 9 month check, Dr. Schweiterman said he was a very curious child.

As we were getting ready to go back to church, Ayden wanted to know why he had to get all dressed up. Briana was in the first group to get dedicated so we were able to dedicate her before she got tired and fussy. She did really well. After she was dedicated she said hi and waved. She kept saying hi. It was funny.

After the dedication, my parents, my brother's family, and all of us went bowling and played miniature golf. The boys liked the golf better than the bowling. There were too many distractions for the bowling.

Things kids say and do

Ayden is a very comical child. When he is in one of his funny moods, I tell Wes he is his child. Ayden has been telling jokes since around November because Aunt Rachel thought he was old enough for jokes. He doesn't get the concept of jokes so very few of them make sense. He will start a joke and finish with its a joke even if he doesn't finish it.

The other day I called home and he answered the phone. It was nap time and so I asked him if he was laying down. He said he was so I asked him if he was keeping his eyes closed. He said, "Mommy, if I keep my eyes closed I can't see the tv." He did eventually take a nap.

Briana is growing like a weed. She is so funny. She still says dada most of the time but every once in a while she will say momma. She only gets upset if she wants to be fed or wants to feed herself. The other day, Becky fed her two jars of food, Wes fed her one because he didn't know she had been fed, and I started to feed her another until Becky told me that she had fed her two jars.